Hixon v. Woodall

Bowles, Justice.

We granted certiorari in Woodall v. Hixon, 154 Ga. App. 844 (270 SE2d 65) (1980) to determine whether the reference to seal on the note in question is adequate to qualify the. note as an instrument under seal. We conclude that it is and, therefore, reverse that portion *759of the opinion of the Court of Appeals.

Argued November 17, 1980 Decided December 2, 1980. Thomas E. Greer, for appellant. Charles E. Kuntz, for appellee.

The language of the note begins “... I promise to pay . ..” and ends “Witness my hand and seal.” Contrary to the situation in Echols v. Phillips, 112 Ga. 700…